Old Prospectors of South Australia - people connected to Prospect, South Australia
  • Home
  • Index
  • Sources
  • The World Wars
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Publications
Picture

Family Name

Burdon, Robert

Date of Birth

16 February 1831

Place of Birth

East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

Date of Death

26 March 1896

Place of Death

Prospect, South Australia

Place of Burial

Dudley Park Cemetery.

(Tombstone has been reset as part of memorial, unveiled by Governor of South Australia in 1998, to early settlers of Prospect.)

Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)

8 August 1849 on “Emily” with his parents, two brothers and two sisters

Lived in Prospect (dates)

1849 to 1896

Addresses in Prospect

Gladstone Road, in what was then known as Highbury - now part of Prospect.

Advised his house is now demolished.

Names of houses (if any)

Not known

Parents

John Burdon (1805-1884) and Ann Burdon (nee Streets) (1805-1866)

Spouse(s)

(1) Catherine Mara (1834-1890)                          (2) Clara Neville (1851-1941)

Date(s) of Marriage(s)

(1) 2 June 1856                                                     (2) 3 July 1893

Place(s) of Marriage(s)

(1) Primitive Methodist Chapel, Islington S.A.   (2) Res. Mrs. Neville, Highbury (Prospect) S.A.

Children

Elizabeth Ann (1857-1925),

Jane (1858-1920),

Catherine (1859-1860),

Mary (1860-1868),

John (1862-1930),

George (1863-1916),

Caroline (1865-1867),

Ellen (1866-1938),

Joseph (Mar.1868-Oct.1868),

Emily (1869-1870),

Margaret (1871-1872),

Henry (1872-1938)

Sarah (1874-1942). 

(All 6 infant children died of diphtheria apparently contracted from the sewage farm, where grass for the dairy cows was cut by family)

Occupation(s)

Farmer. Farmed 5 acres on north side of Gladstone Road, Prospect and 2½ acres on south side.

Interests

Sunday School Superintendent at Islington Methodist Church;

Member of Prospect Local Board of Health;

Curator Dudley Park Cemetery (current site of cemetery was Robert’s original farm, and he sold land to Trust);

Religion/Churches

Primitive Methodist. Apparently original chapel where he was married was located in what is now Dudley Park cemetery, and near to where Robert’s grave was.

Notes (points of interest etc.)

His death was subject to Police Enquiry with a Police Report to City Coroner (died from natural causes). Found dead in his chair by his wife, with a book in his hand.

Local Government Experience

Councillor of DC Prospect

1875/76  - 1877/78
1879/80 - 1880/81

Sources of information

S.A. Government records and enquiry of descendants of his surviving children.

Principal researcher(s)

Glenn Burdon.  grburdon@bigpond.com

 

Proudly powered by Weebly